Canopy.



E. HANIGAN.

GANOPY.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 4, 1912.

Patented Mar. 3, 1914.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar.. 3, this.

Application filed October 4, 1912. Serial No. 723,964.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that l, EDWARD HANIGAN, a citizenof the United States, residing at Schenectady, in the county ot'Schenectady and State of New York, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Canopies, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to canopies, and it has particular reference to acanopy adapted to be used in connection with supports for bed hammocks,embodying a ridge pole and terminal supports of inverted 'll-shape whichmay consist of legs suitably connected with said ridge pole.

The invention has for its object to produce a canopy of simple andinexpensive construction comprising leaves or members adapted to behingedly and adjustably con nected with the ridge pole.

A further object ot the invention is to produce a canopy of thecharacter stated and having means whereby the leaves or mem` bers may beconveniently adjusted and supported at various adjustments.

further object ot the invention is to produce a hammock canopy of thecharacter described embodying a construction whereby a person recliningin the hammock may convcniently adjust the leaves of the canopy toprovide the desired shade without necessity ior rising.

lWith these and other ends in view which will readily appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in theimproved construction and novel arrangement and combination of partswhich will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed outin the claims.

ln the accompanying drawings has been illustrated a simple and preferrediiorm of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitationis necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited,but that changes, alterations and modiiications within the scope oi theclaims may be resorted to when desired.

ln the drawings,-Figure l is a top plan view of the frame structure ofthe invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is an endview showing various adjustments of the canopy in full and in dottedlines. Fig. t is a sectional detail view, enlarged, taken on the line M4in F ig. l. Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 1i.Fig. 6 is a sectional detail view,

enlarged, taken on the line 6 6 in Fig. 3.

Fig. 7 is a sectional detail view taken on the line 7-7 in Fig. 6. Fig.8 is a diagrammatic view illustrating the arrangement of the hoistingelement.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by likecharacters of reference.

i conventional hammock support is shown comprising a ridge pole n. andlegs or uprights B, B, suit-ably connected therewith, said hammocksupport being made, as shown, or' metallic tubing, such as ordinary gaspipe of suitable dimensions. lt is obvious, however, that other materialmay be employed and that the construction ol this device may be variedwithin certain limits.

rifhe improved cano-py is composed of two leaves or frames eachcomprising a side bar l and a plurality of arms 2, 2 and 3, 23 connectedtherewith, said arms being provided with terminal eyes 4t, 4f pivotallyengaging the ridge pole A. rlfhe arms 2, as well as the side bars l,have been shown as being constructed ot metallic angle bars, while theintermediate arms 3 have been shown being made of round iron rods orwires. The eyes t at the ends of the arms E2 are formed on metallicstraps 5, bolted or otherwise suitably secured on the angle bars 2, asclearly seen in Figs. 4, 5; the eyes d on the arms 3 may be formed byterminally bending said arms around the ridge pole. rthe trames formedby the members l, 2, 3 are to be covered with canvas or other suitablefabric, a portion of which appears at G.

Connected with one leg B at each end of the support is a slideconsisting of a plate 7 having clips or clamps 8 surrounding the B andengaging the same loosely so as to permit the slide to move freely. Theplate 7 is also equipped intermediate the ends thereof with a hook t),and the upper end of the slide connected by pivoted arms or link ars l0,l0 with the end bars 2 ot the leaves or frames. it is evident that bymoving the slides upwardly or downwardly, the leaves of the canopy maybe raised or lowered, the downward movement being caused by gravity. ltwill be further evident that by checking such downward movement theleaves of the canopy, as well as the slide, may be held in position atvarions adjustments.

Supported beneath the ridge pole A adjacent to thc ends thereof aredouble pnl-- ley blocks ll, l2. Attached to one of the pulleys of theblock 11 is a flexible element 13 embodying in its construction aplurality of links or rings 14. A iiexible element or adjusting rope 15has one of its ends connected with the hook 9 of one of the slides 7 5said rope is guided over the other pulley of the block 11, thencebeneath and adjacent to the ridge pole and over one pulley of the block12, thence through a guide member, such as a ring 16 having a snap hook17 connected therewith, and thence over the other Vpulley of the block12 and to the hook 9 ot' the other slide T, where the other end of saidadjusting rope is made fast. rEhe snap hook 17 ot the guide member 16may be connected with any one of the rings or links 11i ol the element13, thereby enabling the slides, and, consequently also the leaves ofthe canopy, to be supported in any position to which they may be adjusted. 1n order to change the adjustment, the snap hook 17 isdisengaged from the link of the element 123 with which it is connected;to raise the canopy, the snap hook is connected with a link 14: nearerthe block 11, while to lower the canopy connection with the snap hook ismade with a link 1li nearer the Yfree end ot' the element 13.

F rom the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawingshereto annexed, the operation and advantages of this invention will bereadily understood by those skilled in the art to which it appertains.

It will be seen that have produced a simple and elicient canopy andadjusting means for the same which may be readily installed on a hammocksupport of simple conventional construction.

lt is, oiE course, to be understood that any suitable material may beemployed in place of that herein indicated, and that slight structuralmodifications that may be necessitated by such substitution arepermissible.

l-laving thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is:

1. In a canopy, the combination with a suitable support, of hingedlysupported leaves, vertically movable slides, link bars connecting theslides with the leaves, a suitably guided i'lexible hoisting elementterminally connected with the slides, a guide member loosely engagingthe hoisting element and having a hook member connected therewith, and abitching element having a plurality of spaced links for engagement withsaid hooks to place he hoisting element under varying degrees oftension, thereby eiecting adjustment of the slides and related parts.

Q. A canopy comprising two hingedly supported leaves, vertically movaoleslides, one adjacent to each end of the canopy, link bars connecting theslides with the leaves of the canopy, guide members including severalpulleys and a ring having a hook, a hoisting element terminallyconnected vith the slides, said hoisting element being guided over apulley near one slide, then over a pulley near the second slide, thenthrough the ring, and then over a secon-:l pulley near the second slideto said second slide; and a hitching element having a plurality of linksadapted to engage the hook member of the ring.

3. ln a device of the class described, a suitably supported ridge pole,canopy trames each comprising a side bar having arms pivotally engagingthe ridge pole, slides supported for vertical movement adjacent toeither end of the canopy, guide members including several pulleys and aring having a hook, a hoisting elementterminally connected with theslides, said hoisting element being guided ov r a pulley near one side,then beneath and adjacent to the ridge pole and over a pulley near theseco-nd slide, then through the ring and then over a sec- 0nd pulleynear the second slide to said second slide; and a hitching elementhaving a plurality of links adapted to engage the hook member of thering.

En testimony whereof l my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDV/TARD HANGAN.

`Witnesses DANIEL NAYLON, r., 731. C. MAYNARD.

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